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annihilated

UK //əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪ.tɪd//US //əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪ.t̬ɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'annihilare'(意为‘化为虚无’),由 'ad-'(到)和 'nihil'(无)组成,16世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 彻底摧毁或消灭某物或某人,使其完全不存在或失去功能。常用于描述战争、灾难或竞争中的彻底失败。

“The entire village was annihilated in the bombing raid.”

(整个村庄在轰炸中被彻底摧毁。)

“Our team annihilated the opponents with a score of 10-0.”

(我们队以10比0的比分彻底击败了对手。)

同义词:destroyed, obliterated, eradicated, wiped out, decimated

常见短语

annihilate the competition — 在竞争中取得压倒性胜利,使对手毫无还手之力。常用于商业或体育领域。

“Their innovative product completely annihilated the competition.”

(他们的创新产品彻底击败了竞争对手。)